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US HR3775

US HR3775
Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017


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Introduced
09/14/2017
In Committee
09/28/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017

AI Summary

This bill proposes several key changes to U.S. immigration policy: 1. It eliminates the Diversity Visa Program, which provides green cards through a random lottery system. 2. It sets a maximum annual limit of 50,000 refugees that can be admitted to the U.S. 3. It narrows family-sponsored immigration to only include spouses and minor children of U.S. citizens and permanent residents. It eliminates other family-based preferences. 4. It replaces the existing employment-based immigration categories with a new "immigration points system" that prioritizes applicants based on factors like education, job offer salary, English proficiency, and age. 5. It creates a new non-immigrant visa category for parents of adult U.S. citizens, subject to certain conditions. 6. It establishes an "employment creation visa" program for immigrants who invest at least $1 million (with lower thresholds for certain high-unemployment areas) to start a new business that creates at least 10 full-time jobs for U.S. workers. 7. It requires that sponsors of immigrants who receive means-tested public benefits reimburse the government for those benefits over a 5-year period as a prerequisite for the immigrant's naturalization.

Committee Categories

Justice, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (23)

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (on 09/28/2017)

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